Yep, another "which caliber is best" thread!! If interested, read on, if not, read on!
Nearing the top of my 'want' list is the Ruger Precision rifle. If I don't get it this year, I will get one next year. I find I'm back and forth over the caliber choice though. I'm always interested in getting feedback and opinions from folks here that have more experience with such things.
Since some may ask: why the rifle? Mainly for fun and to have something to work on for longer distance shooting. The goal being that some day down the road, I'll learn more about long distance and maybe even consider competing in some matches. I hope to have some property I can shoot long distance on of my own some day, so this is also meant to look ahead to that time. I'm interested in shooting out to 1,000 yards, probably no further.
As far as this particular rifle, I know there are a lot of options out there, some expensive, some more expensive. I'd like to start with something that's known to be good out-of-the box, with the ability to build on that later, if needed. Other considerations are the precision adjustable stock, the compatibility with AR style magazines and the styling, which I do like. For the price, it seems to be well regarded as a great value.
Currently there are 3 calibers offered that may interest me: .308, 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm Creedmoor.
My first thought is to go with .308 for a few reasons. First, I already have 2 other guns in .308, so keeping calibers consolidated would be a nice bonus which leads to the second consideration, hand loading. My first hand-load rifle caliber will be .308 when I'm ready to move on from pistol loading. That said, I'll be set up for that cartridge, so no extra equipment for other calibers. Know that I'm not opposed to adding another caliber, and it may even give me a reason to add an AR in that new caliber too
But the other 2 calibers are interesting and I see and hear some folks saying they would be good, even better choices. I've read a bit about them, but don't know much about them myself. I'll continue to do my own research, but I find that individual input/opinions is a valuable part of that research.
Given those 3 options, what would you choose, and why?
Nearing the top of my 'want' list is the Ruger Precision rifle. If I don't get it this year, I will get one next year. I find I'm back and forth over the caliber choice though. I'm always interested in getting feedback and opinions from folks here that have more experience with such things.
Since some may ask: why the rifle? Mainly for fun and to have something to work on for longer distance shooting. The goal being that some day down the road, I'll learn more about long distance and maybe even consider competing in some matches. I hope to have some property I can shoot long distance on of my own some day, so this is also meant to look ahead to that time. I'm interested in shooting out to 1,000 yards, probably no further.
As far as this particular rifle, I know there are a lot of options out there, some expensive, some more expensive. I'd like to start with something that's known to be good out-of-the box, with the ability to build on that later, if needed. Other considerations are the precision adjustable stock, the compatibility with AR style magazines and the styling, which I do like. For the price, it seems to be well regarded as a great value.
Currently there are 3 calibers offered that may interest me: .308, 6.5 Creedmoor and 6mm Creedmoor.
My first thought is to go with .308 for a few reasons. First, I already have 2 other guns in .308, so keeping calibers consolidated would be a nice bonus which leads to the second consideration, hand loading. My first hand-load rifle caliber will be .308 when I'm ready to move on from pistol loading. That said, I'll be set up for that cartridge, so no extra equipment for other calibers. Know that I'm not opposed to adding another caliber, and it may even give me a reason to add an AR in that new caliber too
But the other 2 calibers are interesting and I see and hear some folks saying they would be good, even better choices. I've read a bit about them, but don't know much about them myself. I'll continue to do my own research, but I find that individual input/opinions is a valuable part of that research.
Given those 3 options, what would you choose, and why?
